Virtual TapeServer 8.0 Supplemental Installation Guide

2 | Installing GFS
• Configuring fencing devices with Conga (luci and ricci) — http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-
US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5.2/html/Cluster_Administration/s1-config-fence-devices-
conga-CA.html
Note When connecting to the Fibre Channel switch used for fencing, ensure that dual
paths are not created when zoning is configured.
• All other Red Hat documentation — http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/csgfs/
The following topics are relevant: “Red Hat Cluster Suite Overview for RHEL5.2”,
“Configuring and Managing a Red Hat Cluster for RHEL5.2”, “LVM Administrator's
Guide for RHEL5.2”, “Global File System for RHEL5.2”, and “GFS 6.1 Administrator's
Guide”
Also, if you encounter problems while installing GFS, you may need to delete a cluster.
The URLs listed here provide this information as well.
This chapter describes how to install GFS in the VTS environment.
Note Additional information about managing GFS is provided in the Maintaining GFS for
VTS appendix of the Virtual TapeServer Configuration Guide.
Installing GFS
This section provides only the steps needed to install GFS in the VTS environment. The
following site provides information to configure and manage GFS:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5.2/html/
Cluster_Administration/index.html
And this site describes GFS and how to install a broader range of tools:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5.2/html/Global_File_System/
index.html
The following steps assume that the physical cabling of the servers and storage is complete
and connectivity has been verified.
To install GFS
1. Log in to the operating system of the VTS server.
2. Become root:
su -
3. Mount the GFS Install/Upgrade DVD. This example illustrates mounting the DVD on
/media/cdrom:
mkdir -p /media/cdrom
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
4. Install the GFS RPMs by entering the following command:
/media/cdrom/vts-6.04-gfs-install/installGFS.bash
Ignore any warnings that may be displayed.